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Northern Michigan, UP retailers can open Friday

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today that retailers, restaurants and bars located in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan (regions 6 and 8 as designated in the MI Safe Start Plan

SBA releases PPP loan forgiveness application and instructions

Here’s a helpful memo from the National Retail Federation about the just-released PPP loan forgiveness application from the Small Business Administration:

The SBA released a standardized PPP loan forgiveness application with instructions.

Our letter to the governor

MRA President and CEO William J.Hallan

Michigan Retailers Association has been lobbying the Governor’s office for many weeks to allow Michigan stores to conduct business in a safe and responsible manner. We’re deeply concerned about permanent closures of stores that simply cannot make it without two months’ worth of revenue.